"White House Threatens Veto of EPA ‘Secret Science’ Bill"

"The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto a pair of Republican bills aimed at changing the way the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) uses science to justify regulations.

The first bill would attack the EPA’s use of 'secret science.'

In response to common Republican accusations that the EPA is not transparent enough, it would require the agency to publicly release the details of any scientific research that it uses for regulations.

The second bill would reform the EPA’s Scientific Advisory Board, a panel of independent experts that make recommendations on science, regulations, standards and other subjects to the agency.

The White House argued that both of the bills would prevent the EPA from protecting human health and the environment, and said that President Obama’s advisers would recommend that he veto them."

Timothy Cama reports for The Hill March 3, 2015.

SEE ALSO:

"Another Attempt To Tell The EPA What Science It Can Use From House Republicans" (Climate Progress)

"House Bills Would Stifle Science at EPA" (SEJ WatchDog)

"The GOP’s Plan To Stop Environmental Protections: Attack Science" (Washington Post)

"McCarthy Slams 'Dangerous Game' of Trying To Discredit Agency Science" (SEJ's EJToday Headlines)